Today was beautiful in Nantes - the sun was shining and the temperature actually broke 60 degrees (Fahrenheit - I never could manage to make the Celsius scale work for me in those first few weeks here and have since that time kept my weather discreetly in the scale to which I am accustomed with the reasoning that it's better to be properly dressed than not).
After classes ended at 14h00 and I had walked back to my dorm and eaten a quick lunch of sandwiches followed by a cup of hot tea, I sat myself in front of my computer to...do what exactly? I really have no homework at the moment and studying for my final on Friday was the farthest thing from my mind. So I decided that the rare weather needed to be enjoyed and I went to see if Darryl wanted to go on a walk.
Fifteen minutes later we were out walking the same path we had walked the week before to a nature walk about 10 minutes away from our dorm - only this week we chose to go in retrograde. After several wrong turns and awkward stops for cars that ended up stopping for us, we began exploring the nature walk.
I always enjoy walking in nature and yet for some reason actually rarely seem to do so. There are reasons - I either think of something more pressing or make up an excuse as to why I can't. But walking outside today for almost 2 hours made me fall in love with Nantes all over again.
For these past few weeks I have been wavering between love and hatred when it comes to this city - normally when my thoughts have turned to the future and my imminent departure. I think I live to much like this, out of the moment, and today's walk made me realize that. It was a breather, a chance to just forget everything and ground myself - something I forget to do all too often, something I need to remind myself to do when I get back.
After classes ended at 14h00 and I had walked back to my dorm and eaten a quick lunch of sandwiches followed by a cup of hot tea, I sat myself in front of my computer to...do what exactly? I really have no homework at the moment and studying for my final on Friday was the farthest thing from my mind. So I decided that the rare weather needed to be enjoyed and I went to see if Darryl wanted to go on a walk.
Fifteen minutes later we were out walking the same path we had walked the week before to a nature walk about 10 minutes away from our dorm - only this week we chose to go in retrograde. After several wrong turns and awkward stops for cars that ended up stopping for us, we began exploring the nature walk.
I always enjoy walking in nature and yet for some reason actually rarely seem to do so. There are reasons - I either think of something more pressing or make up an excuse as to why I can't. But walking outside today for almost 2 hours made me fall in love with Nantes all over again.
For these past few weeks I have been wavering between love and hatred when it comes to this city - normally when my thoughts have turned to the future and my imminent departure. I think I live to much like this, out of the moment, and today's walk made me realize that. It was a breather, a chance to just forget everything and ground myself - something I forget to do all too often, something I need to remind myself to do when I get back.
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